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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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Tue, 03/26/2024 -...
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‘Deterring Armageddon’ by Peter Apps and ‘NATO’ by Sten Rynning review
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Tue, 03/26/2024 - 09:54
Global Inequality...
Marx Truncated
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
6 months ago
A review of Shlomo Avineri’s “Karl Marx”
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Complete Kelmscott Press Book Collection Sells Out at Auction
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Artemisia of Caria
Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
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Commander, Queen, and Eva Green
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Winners of the Black and White Photo Awards 2024
What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and...
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What is it about black and white pictures that makes people look better? Is is because black and white hints and pulls you in whereas colour can distract and reflect? LensCulture magazine celebrates black and white photography with is 2024 Black and White awards. “The enduring...
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9 Interesting Facts about Medusa
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Art Basel Paris Kicks Off in Grand Palais
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Who Were the Most Important Disciples of Jesus Christ?
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Dreams of Space -...
Building Reading Skills (1951)
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an...
a year ago
Today is a series of school spelling workbooks. What does that have to do with space? They chose an aerospace theme for their series of books and since spaceflight was the trend for children they "branded" them. Truly these are pretty dull books even with a couple of space...
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Introducing....Classical Wisdom Books!
Plus... Merch!
a year ago
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Who Invented the First Motion Picture Camera?
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10 Shocking Facts About King Philip’s War
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Herodotus Versus Thucydides?
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
a year ago
Which Historian Wins?... and Why?
Patterns in Humanity
The Rise of the West
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people...
a year ago
I track the historical rise of West Europe by quantitatively analyzing the birth of notable people of science, and then I put it in context with other indicators of historical development. The data together show that West Europe had developmentally surpassed the rest of the world...
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What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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History Today Feed
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
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Is it Possible to Forgive and Forget?
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Thu, 10/31/2024 - 09:25
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What Is Second Thessalonians About?
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10 Facts About the Temples of Angkor
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Giorgio Vasari: 11 Facts About The Father of Art History
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What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE?
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Did Anne Boleyn Really Ruin Wolsey?
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Hidden History
A Tale of Kale (And Cabbage, and Brussels Sprouts, and Broccoli, and Cauliflower…)
These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may...
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These vegetables (and Kohlrabi, and Collard Greens, and Gai Lan, and Bok Choy, and Red Cabbage) may be familiar in the kitchen, but they do not exist anywhere in nature—and they are all the same species of plant. The Brassica is a very large and diverse family of plants, with...
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Jean Cocteau: A Complete Insight (Bio & Art)
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10 Must-Visit Historic Villages in Portugal
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
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Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
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Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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11 Myths About the Greek God Zeus
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A History of the US House of Representatives
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A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 15, 2024
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a...
a month ago
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a humanities field, what ‘research support’ from a university means and why it is valuable, but before we get to that, I just want to make a note going forward. In particular, there have...
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Discover Pompeii’s Famous Mosaics
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What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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Mummification: The Ancient Egyptian Art of Embalming the Dead
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How Did the Soviet Union Influence the World?
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Anger & Sadness: How Do Stoics Handle These Emotions?
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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5 Female Hispanic Artists That You Should Know About
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Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
a year ago
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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6 Facts About Hilla von Rebay: The Mastermind Behind the Guggenheim
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Who Was Carl Gustav Jung?
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7 Prominent Photorealist Artists in the World Today
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16 Characters From A Film Never Made : Found Photos From The American Dream
Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime...
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Film noir was coined in 1946 by the Italian-born French critic Nino Frank to describe the crime thrillers laced with smoky cynicism, femme fatales and amoral ambiguity first produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. “These ‘dark’ films, these films noirs, no longer have anything in...
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A history of Grande Comore (Ngazidja) ca. 700-1900.
State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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State and society on a cosmopolitan island
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Who Were the Top Allied Commanders of World War II?
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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Kenjutsu: Discover Centuries of Japanese Fencing Tradition
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Dreams of Space -...
Das Neue Universum, Volume 67 (1950)
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older...
a year ago
Das Neue Universum (The New Universe) was a German science annual series aimed at older children.
From the German Wikipedia site (translated) : "The New Universe is a German children's literature series with themes in the fields of knowledge , research , adventure and...
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4 Amazing Women From History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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The Mythical Green Anaconda of the Amazon Rainforest
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1950s American Culture: Suburbia, the American Dream, & Inequality
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A History of Italy in 13 Monuments
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Paul Cézanne Work Sold by Christie’s
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The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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Hume on Personal Identity: Who Are We?
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Interview With Joseph A. Miller on Figurative Art
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Who Is Chiron in Greek Mythology?
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Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
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The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings
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Trying to Understand...
The Year's Midnight.
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
over a year ago
Kindness can be a revolutionary act.
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Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends
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History Today Review of the Year
History Today Review of the Year
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Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
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History Today Review of the Year
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Thu, 12/28/2023 - 00:00
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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Do We Want What We Think We Want? Jacques Lacan on Desire
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What Is the Hierarchy of Angels in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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Ron’s Place Becomes First Outsider Art with Listed Status in England
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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One Night At The Empire Roller Disco, Brooklyn NYC – February 1980
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown...
6 months ago
On assignment for Forbes magazine on a winter’s night in 1980, Patrick D. Pagnano’s was in Crown Heights to see the skaters at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Disco. Formerly the Empire Rollerdrome (built 1941), the rink was now all disco. It was where Cher hosted the release party for...
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The British Museum to Tighten Security and Collection Records
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10 Must-Visit East Coast Historic Landmarks
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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Ancient Marble Floor Restored Underwater in Italy
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Peter Singer’s Famine, Affluence, and Morality: Is Charity Good?
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Chicago’s Union League Club to Sell Monet Painting
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 08:29
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‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
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The Coming of the Unconscious: JG Ballard’s Guide To Surrealism In Science Fiction
In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s...
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In 1966, readers of issue 164 of New Worlds magazine (1946 – 1997) could enjoy writer JG Ballard’s (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009)review of La Jetée, the time-travel short by Chris Marker about time and memory which was receiving its first London screenings and his essay ‘The...
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10 Must-See Monuments & Memorials on the National Mall in DC
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The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III
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A complete history of Dogon country: Bandiagara from 1900BC to 1900AD
demystifying an ancient African society
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demystifying an ancient African society
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The First Provenance Research Head at the Met
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Giorgio Agamben on the End of the Poem
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5 Captivating Photographs by Steve McCurry
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Mao’s Great Leap Forward & How It Killed Millions
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Cimabue Fresco Restored to its Original Glory
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Weekend Roundup
Prometheus and AI?
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Dreams of Space -...
The Solar System Pop-up Book (1978?)
My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I...
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My first Greek space book. This is a fun pop-up book I found recently. It is pretty basic but I really like space pop-up books for their design and impact.
Adelva. The Solar System Pop-up Book. Greece: Dotam International. 12 pp. 1978
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History of Gunpowder: An In-Depth Overview
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British Museum to Digitalize Its Collection
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The Origins of the Republican Party: A Comprehensive Guide
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How Did Rothko Seek to Transcend the Visible World?
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Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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Why Did the Allies Occupy Germany?
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7 Historical Places to Visit On Your Way to the Isle of Skye
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$35 Million Monet to Headline Auction at Christie’s New Asia HQ
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What Countries Joined the Axis Powers?
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KAWS Show Shut Down by Protestors
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6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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What Pets Did the Ancient Romans Have?
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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Life and Land in Anglo-Saxon England
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Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:32
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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6 Magical Realists to Read after Borges
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Gas Mask Photos: An Alternative Mask for the Halloween Season
The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to...
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The idea of disguise and wearing masks is central to art. From Saul Steinberg’s paper bag masks to those incredible masks of the African phantom, Wladyslaw T. Benda’s living masks and William Mortensen’s haunting portraits from West of Zanzibar, appearances are changed to deceive...
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The Furies
Vengeance or Justice?
3 months ago
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What Are the Best Museums in Trieste, Italy?
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Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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Who Were the Samaritans?
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What Is the History of Thanksgiving?
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Is Nietzsche Associated with Moral Nihilism?
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Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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What is Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics?
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Was Andy Warhol Religious?
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Variety is the Spice of Ancient Life
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The Controversial Story of Scientology: Paying for Religion?
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African History...
on the Nubian priests of Rome and the Moors of Spain
When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain...
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When the 12th-century West African scholar Ibrahim al-Kanemi moved to the city of Seville in Spain and became one of the most celebrated Andalusian poets, he wasn't the first from his region to visit the Moorish kingdom.
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Homo Floresiensis: What Do We Know about the Hobbit People?
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Global Inequality...
Russia’s apocalyptic messianism
Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
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Questions raised by Nikolai Berdyaev
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Hanging Out With Rock And Pop Stars at The Zenith of Their Careers In The 1980s
Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he...
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Jim Laspesa, musician and rock archivist has shared sharing some photos on his Facebook page that he first spotted at a swap meet in Pasadena, California. We don’t know who took these photographs of David Bowie backstage, James Brown meeting and greeting the fans and many other...
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Bob Pepper Art: Adult Fantasy And
You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record...
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You can see American artist Bob Pepper’s (October 23, 1938—January 16, 2019) illustrations on record and paperback covers for Elektra Records’ Nonesuch and Checkmate labels, notably on Love’s 1967 Forever Changes album. Ballentine books’ Adult Fantasy series and game artwork made...
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The Fallen Angels of Enoch: Vicious Villains or Virtuous Victims?
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The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
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The Capetians: Medieval France’s Greatest Dynasty
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What’s the Creation Myth in Norse Mythology?
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The Mystery of the Mind
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Cape Town’s Troubled Colonial History
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Simon the Zealot of the Twelve Disciples: Bio, Legacy, and Death
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7 of the Most Iconic Monuments in Russia
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Was Edith Wilson the First Female President of the United States?
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his...
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Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs. Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
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From Reverence to Revulsion: The Life of Robert Mugabe
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How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
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And does it need to be true to be important?
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What Jewelry and Adornment Did the Celts Wear?
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What Is Henry Darger’s In The Realms of the Unreal?
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Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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How The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Got Jazz And Came Alive
“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news...
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“We’re living in times where so much is done to manipulate us. And things last for, what, a news cycle? A few minutes? This [album] is something that’s lasted 50 years. And not only lasted, but grown … I think there’s just a humanness” — Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince...
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Climate Vandal Painted Words in Red Next to a Civil War Exhibit
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Mao Zedong: His Origins & Unlikely Rise to Power
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African History...
a brief note on Africa in 16th century global history.
the international relations and manuscripts of Kongo
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12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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George Herbert Mead on the Birth & Evolution of the Self
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How to Revive Wassailing
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Study Shows Real Art Stimulates the Brain More Than a Copy
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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Who Is Hecate in Macbeth?
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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How to Organize an Assembly : Preparing to Respond in an Era of Disasters and Despotism
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What Is Hindutva? A Look at Hindu Nationalism
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Who Was Benjamin Disraeli?
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A complete history of Jenne: 250BC-1893AD
Journal of African cities chapter 6
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Journal of African cities chapter 6
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HEMA: The Modern Study of Historical European Martial Arts
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Fireside Friday, October 27, 2023 (On Politics in Strategy)
Fireside this week! Next week we’ll finally close out the addenda to the How to Roman Republic 101...
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6 Astounding Facts About the Inhotim Institute
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Dick Wolf Gives More Than Two Hundred Pieces to the Met
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Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie Who Convinced Nichelle Nichols To Stay On The Show
Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther...
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Actress Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) once recalled how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) convinced her to remain on Star Trek after she had decided to leave the series for a starring role on Broadway. In 1966, Star Trek creator...
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What’s the Best Time to See Mount Fuji?
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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Wed, 05/22/2024 - 09:46
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The Two Slayings of Holofernes: Artemisia vs. Caravaggio
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6 Micronations You Should Know
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Why is the Serbia-Kosovo situation globally serious?
I learned about the newest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo in a New York café when I overheard a...
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10 Powerful Women From Folklore and Mythology Around the World
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King Sennacherib: The Warrior King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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Is the Q Source the Origin of the Gospels?
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9 Artists Influenced by Marcel Duchamp
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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Tue, 11/28/2023 - 09:44
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What Was the First Written Language?
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Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands
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Gritty 1980’s NYC and the Glorious Intuition of Richard Sandler
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What’s the Context of Good Friday? From Passover to Crucifixion
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Delian League vs Persian Empire: The Greeks on the Offensive
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What Is the History of Swedish Colonialism?
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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Dr Alun Withey
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Bertolt Brecht: 10 Facts About the Famous Playwright
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Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
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What Are Nietzsche’s 4 Most Famous Quotes?
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Hidden History
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6 Assassinations That Changed History
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Patterns in Humanity
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How Economist John Maynard Keynes Essentially Predicted World War II
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Did Pliny the Younger Attempt to Rig the Vote in the Roman Senate?
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Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCE: Alexander vs. Porus in India
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Death of the King of Siam
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Who Was Tertullian?
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‘Habsburgs on the Rio Grande’ by Raymond Jonas review
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Battle of Pydna: How the Romans Ended the Macedonians
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‘The Last Dynasty’ and ‘The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome’ review
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African History...
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Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?
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Flashbak
Gods From Space: When London Taxi Diver George King Met Jesus And Other Aliens
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The Golden Age of Medieval Nostalgia
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The Dutch Under Nazi Rule: German WWII Occupation of the Netherlands
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‘The House Divided’ by Barnaby Rogerson review
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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London at Night : Harold Burdekin Photographs A City Between Life And Eternity
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Everything You Need To Know About Hecate (Maiden, Mother, Crone)
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Grey Art Gallery at NYU Gets New Space and Name
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Patterns in Humanity
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New Woman: The Concept that Challenged Victorian Norms
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7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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Cecil John Rhodes: Life and Legacy of a British Imperialist
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10 Surrealist Sculptors You Should Know
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How did Mao Lead China, and What did He Leave Behind?
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How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?
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What Was Judith Leyster’s Contribution to Dutch Painting?
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On the Spot: Levi Roach
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Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:25
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What Is Marcel Duchamp’s Most Famous Painting?
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The Enigmatic Archeology of Chichen Itza: A World Wonder
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Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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What Was the Biggest Art Theft in History?
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The Second Italo-Ethiopian War: A Step Toward Toppling the World Order
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The passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a logbook, to better remember it and so it can help others who wish to make this trip.
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What Is Philosophical Intelligence? (And How to Practice It)
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The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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Snapshots of Cars On The Streets of London in the 1980s
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4 Ways that Magical Realism Rewrites History
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Does Descartes Believe God Is Essential to Knowledge?
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5 Places Where You Can Enjoy Art in New York City for Free
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‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review
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Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
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Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00
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Why Did Socrates Focus on Self-Knowledge and Introspection?
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Aliens and the Enlightenment
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Thu, 09/12/2024 - 07:00
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3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
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What Are the Principal Sources of Emperor Caligula’s Reign?
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What Are the Rock-Cut Churches of Lalibela?
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What Was the Chaco War?
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Previously Unknown Giorgione Painting Found in Germany
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5 Influential African Leaders of the 20th Century
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Free Will: A Fairy Tale?
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Who Was the First US President To Be Impeached?
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What Was a Peasant’s Life in Medieval England Like?
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5 Autobiographical Paintings by Frida Kahlo
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7 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Works
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Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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Is Divorce in Christianity Really Allowed?
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What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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Colonial Mexican Art: 4 Key Formats and Themes
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Women of Ancient Rome
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Who Was Josiah Wedgwood? Potter, Innovator, Entrepreneurial Genius
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The Italian Social Republic: What was the Republic of Salò?
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